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Healthy Weight Gadget That Works

If the pounds you dropped in time for summer are working their way back on, there’s a time-tested gadget that might help halt the creep.

It’s your bathroom scale. Research shows that people who weigh themselves regularly after reaching a goal weight do a much better job of keeping the lost pounds off.

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What’s the first change you make when you’ve gained a pound or two?

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cowgirlz

1 of 1 people found this helpful.

7/23/2008 8:50:49 PM

Break a true sweat ever time you work out.

Reginalynn

4 of 4 people found this helpful.

7/23/2008 9:49:24 AM

Exercise first thing in the morning

yasmine1

3 of 4 people found this helpful.

7/20/2008 8:45:43 PM

keeping a journal of what you eat can be a true awakening, of how many calories you can consume if you don't pay attention.

GeriP

6 of 6 people found this helpful.

7/19/2008 6:54:04 PM

Weighing myself daily keeps me on top of how much I eat that day.

BE-FIT

12 of 13 people found this helpful.

7/16/2008 10:00:50 AM

The absolute best weight loss gadget is a PEDOMETER! Snap it to your waistband and wear it ALL day, and keep referring to it to make sure you get in at least 10000 steps a day for optimum health. It keeps me motivated, and I set goals to do even more when I travel. Walk, walk, walk!

moochie

7 of 8 people found this helpful.

7/15/2008 6:57:33 PM

I belong to TOPS,AND KNOWING THAT I HAVE TO GET ON THE SCALE EVERY WEEK REALLY HELPS ME.

imfine

5 of 5 people found this helpful.

7/15/2008 3:45:52 AM

Subtract 100 calories from your daily food intake. Comes to about 33 calories for each of 3 meals a day. Can be even less per meal (16 cal) if you reduce calorie intake by 16 calories thru out each of the the 3 meals and 3 snacks a day.

margareta2

12 of 14 people found this helpful.

7/14/2008 11:15:28 AM

if you add Omega 3 (salmon oil preferably)to your diet three times a day in capsule form not only is it good for your brain and joints you will be able to wipe oil from your face at the end of the day even if you haven't applied moisturiser confirming its benefits to the skin

Ray64

12 of 14 people found this helpful.

7/14/2008 8:09:59 AM

If your getting hungry grab a pice of fruit, that usually does it for me !

christel12

11 of 13 people found this helpful.

7/14/2008 7:00:00 AM

dont wait till your hungry to eat. . eat samll meals. or healthy snacks often. this helped me.if i waited too long to eat, and was very hungry, all the bread would disapear. a real weakness for me/ also water water water.

mnsunshine

7 of 10 people found this helpful.

7/14/2008 5:52:38 AM

Measure or weigh (here's another scale!) everything I put in my mouth... and write it down.

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